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Supporters rally for flag

Live at five, a rally to keep the Mississippi state flag the way it is right now.

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Updated: 5:19 PM CDT Jul 6, 2015

Supporters rally for flag

Live at five, a rally to keep the Mississippi state flag the way it is right now.

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Updated: 5:19 PM CDT Jul 6, 2015

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WEBVTT LIVE AT 5... A RALLY TO KEEPTHE MISSISSIPPI STATE FLAG THEWAY IT IS RIGHTNOW.TAMMY, DOZENS OF SUPPORTERS WHOWANT THE CONFEDRATE FLAG TOREMAIN GATHERED ON THE STEPS OFTHESTATE CAPITOL TODAY.16 WAPT'S ROSS ADAMS IS THERELIVE,ROSS.THEY'RE FIGHTING TO KEEP STATETHE FLAG JUST THE WAY IT. THEYSAY PEOPLE DON'TUNDERSTAND THE HISTORY OFCONFEDERATE BANNER.SOME 2 DOZEN FLAG SUPPORTERSGATHERED ON THE CAPITOL STEPSMONDAY FOR A "CONFEDERATE FLAGAND HERITAGE RALLY." THE3-HOUR EVENTFEATURED A SECCESSIONIST, ABAPTIST PREACHER AND THE BROTHEROF FORMER GOVERNOR HALEYBARBOUR.THE RALLY ALSO ATTRACTED REBELFLAG OPPONENTS WHO WANT TO SEETHESTATE FLAG CHANGE. SUPPORTERS OFTHEREBEL FLAG WANT LAWMAKERS TOLEAVEIT ALONE.WE AREN'T BACKING UP NO MOREWE'VE GIVEN UP AS MANY SYMBOLSAS WE GONNA ALLOW OLEMISS THEY'VE LOST EVERYTHINGTHEYLOST THEIR SYMBOLS.I THINK PEOPLE ARE WRITINGLETTERS TO THE LEGISLATORSREALLY ASKING THEM THIS IS 2015ITS TIME FOR A CHANGE TO SHOWSOMETHING NEW.THAT IS A FLAG OF TREASON,TRYANNYOPPRESSION AND ANY OTHER BADWORD THAT YOU CAN THINK OFNOTHING GOOD IS COMING FROM THATFLAG.PEOPLE ASK WHAT DO YOU SEE WHENYOU SEE THAT FLAG I DON'T SEERACISM I SEE HERITAGE MOST OFALL I SEE HOMEFLAG DEFENDERS TOOK AIM AT HOUSESPEAKERPHILIP GUNN.. YARD SIGNSIN THECROWD SAY "KEEP THE FLAG -CHANGE THESPEAKER."GUNN IS THE FIRST TOP STATELEADER TO CALL FOR CHANGING THESTATE FLAG.HE OPENED THE DOOR FOR THE BIGDEBATEWE'RE NOW SEEING. LIVE AT THECAPITOLROSS ADAMS 16 WAPT NEWS.MEANWHILE, SOUTH CAROLINA IS ONESTEPCLOSER TO REMOVING THE

Supporters rally for flag

Live at five, a rally to keep the Mississippi state flag the way it is right now.